Police launch Easter weekend road safety crackdown

Czech police stepped up checks on motorists during the Easter break with
around 3,000 transport police and other officers drafted in for the now
traditional clampdown. Police say Easter is one of the most dangerous
periods of the year for road safety. The stepped up controls have paid off
with the number of accidents down in recent years according to the police.
Last year four people died on the roads over the Easter break, five years
earlier in 2009 the total was 15. Around 50,000 checks were carried out
last year with infringements found in around a quarter of cases.